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A21
SATURDAY,
SEPTEMBER 27,
2014
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BEIJING—Six schoolchildren
died and 25 were injured in a
stampede yesterday at a
primary school in the southern
Chinese city of Kunming,
authorities said.
It wasn’t clear what caused
the stampede among the first-
and second-grade students of
Mingtong Primary School, the
city’s propaganda office said
on its microblog.
Also yesterday, a man
fatally stabbed four students
on their way to elementary
school in the neighbouring
province of Guangxi. Local
officials said police were
searching for the suspect.
Earlier this month, a man
killed three pupils on the first
day of school before jumping
to his death in the central
Hubei province.
Chinese education officials
have repeatedly demanded
that campus security be
increased.
Following the stampede,
Kunming officials demanded
that all schools in the city
have thorough security checks
to remove any safety hazards.
(AP)
Indian women get their backs painted with portraits of US President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in
Ahmadabad, India, yesterday. Modi left for his five-day visit to the United States, starting yesterday during which he will address the
UN General Assembly, hold talks with Obama and a slew of top American officials, interact with the heads of major US companies
and influential Indian-Americans. AP PHOTO
BODY ART
FERGUSON—Police and protesters clashed briefly
in Ferguson just hours after the St Louis suburb’s
police chief issued an apology to the family of
Michael Brown, an unarmed black 18-year-old who
was fatally shot by a white police officer last month.
Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson appeared outside
the police department in civilian clothes late Thursday
to assure protesters that there would be changes in
the wake of Brown’s killing.
Brown was unarmed when he was fatally shot
August 9 during a confrontation with Officer Darren
Wilson. The shooting sparked numerous protests
and racial unrest in the predominantly black com-
munity. Some residents and civil rights activists have
said responding police officers were overly aggressive,
noting their use of tear gas and military-style vehicles
and gear.
“All those things that are causing mistrust are
being evaluated and we are going to be making
changes,” Jackson said.
The police chief started to march with protesters
around 11 pm. Soon after, a scuffle broke out behind
the chief and one protester was arrested. The Post-
Dispatch said at least three other protesters were
arrested after another confrontation.
To the Brown family, Jackson said: “I’m truly sorry
for the loss of your son.”
Brown’s parents declined comment when told
about Jackson’s video during a news conference with
civil rights leaders at the National Press Club. Their
attorney later said they hadn’t heard about the video
but would review it.
“It is clear that we have much work to do,” Jackson
said in the video. (AP)
Police, protesters scuffle
after Ferguson apology
George Clooney, third right, his fiancee Amal
Alamuddin, Cindy Crawford and her husband
Rande Gerber cruise past St Mark’s Square as
they arrive in Venice, Italy, yesterday. Clooney, 53,
and Alamuddin, 36, are expected to get married
this weekend in Venice, one of the world’s most
romantic settings. AP PHOTO
Not weeks. Not months.
Years.
That’s how long nations
entering the fight against Isis
may need to be prepared to
spend on the battle, British and
US officials say.
British Prime Minister David
Cameron told Parliament yes-
terday of the likely length of
the mission ahead of what
turned out to be an over-
whelming vote to send UK air
power into the fight.
But, he said, what choice
does the country have when
faced with a well-funded, high-
ly organised force known for
virtually unmatched cruelty?
“Beheadings, crucifixions,
the gouging out of eyes, the
use of rape as a weapon, the
slaughter of children. All these
things belong to the Dark Ages,”
Cameron told British lawmak-
ers.
“Left unchecked, we will face
a terrorist caliphate on the
shores of the Mediterranean
and bordering a NATO mem-
ber, with a declared and proven
determination to attack our
country and our people,” he
said.
The same message came
from the Pentagon Thursday:
It’s going to take years.
“We are steeling ourselves
for that period of time,”
spokesman Rear Adm John
Kirby said.
In addition to Great Britain,
Denmark also agreed yesterday
to join the list of more than 50
countries that have agreed to
support the fight against Isis.
Demmark will send seven F-
16 fighter jets, a spokeswoman
said.
Yesterday, Russian Foreign
Minister Sergey Lavrov also
offered to support Iraq in fight-
ing terrorists, “above all the
Islamic State.”
The new support came amid
fresh battles between Kurdish
Syrian fighters and Isis militants
near a city on the border with
Turkey.
CNN’s Phil Black, watching
the fighting from a hillside in
Turkey, reported hearing small
arms and artillery fire as the
Kurdish and Isis forces fought
to advance toward the Syrian
city of Ayn al-Arab.
Turkish Kurds gathered near
the border to watch the fighting
cheered whenever Isis fighters
appeared to take a hit.
The strikes are having some
effect, experts say. Airstrikes
also have disrupted Isis safe
havens on the ground, such as
the northern town of Raqqa,
Reese said.
But the group’s command
structure is adapting to the
attacks, said CNN military ana-
lyst Peter Mansoor, a retired
US Army colonel. It is spread-
ing out, and its leaders are now
“mixed in with the civilian pop-
ulation,” he said.
“So, it’s unlikely these
airstrikes have crippled Isis,” he
said.
And that’s why the battle will
take so long, Cameron said.
Western infantries will not gun
down Isis fighters. That will be
the task of local forces. (CNN)
Long fight against Isis
CLOONEY WEDDING
Stampede kills 6 primary schoolchildren in China